Roger Federer, Michael Schumacher and Tiger Woods are all in the running for a third Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award.
Golf's fallen hero Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren has packed her bags and walked out of his life, according to media reports in London.
It has been over seven years since Woods has had to respond to the disappointment most of his peers face at least once a season.
'Messting' is the new term coined for ruining your life by sending text messages. So, to avoid falling from grace, a list of five things to think about before hitting 'send' has been advised.
Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva was named World Sportswoman of the Year.
Look who we spotted at the Flushing Meadows this year.
Tiger Woods has been interviewed by US authorities investigating Canadian doctor Anthony Galea, who is charged for unlawfully treating athletes with human growth hormone, the golfer said on Thursday.
Tiger Woods' close pals reportedly knew about his numerous mistresses but kept quiet. Some of Woods' friends even told him that he ought to be careful, as he was playing with fire and his hands might get burnt.
Woods and Mickelson previously played a pay-per-view exhibition in November 2018 that was beset with technical difficulties and ultimately streamed for free.
Even the prospect of a golf landscape temporarily minus Tiger Woods is not one PGA Tour officials, advertisers and sponsors care to ponder as speculation swirls around the popular athlete's private life, which has kept him secluded in his Florida home. Yet as corporate sponsors like Gatorade and Gillette consider ways to deal with recent negative coverage of the world's No. 1 golfer, some media companies are seeing an upside.
German golfer Martin Kaymer leapfrogged Tiger Woods to become the world number two when he stormed his way to an eight-shot victory in the Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday.
Woods had won five PGA Tour events in 2013 and, though major silverware had eluded him since 2008, there seemed no reason why he could not add to his haul of 14 majors as long as he stayed healthy.
Tiger Woods may be the greatest golfer of his generation but at the Ryder Cup he has been Joe Average and on Tuesday accepted responsibility for the dismal US showing for the past 15 years.
The sex scandal that engulfed Tiger Woods may have cost shareholders of companies endorsed by the world's No. 1 golfer up to $12 billion (7.5 billion pounds) in losses, according to a study by two economics professors from the University of California, Davis.
Rory McIlroy is a more talented golfer than 14-times major winner Tiger Woods, said World No. 1 Luke Donald on the eve of his Dubai World Championship showdown with the young Northern Irishman.
Tiger Woods will start this week's US Open with major question marks hovering over his likely form but Indian Arjun Atwal believes the American world number one is "very close" to his best. The two golfers are near neighbours in Windermere, Florida, where they regularly play practice rounds together and Atwal has been amazed by the rapid improvement shown by Woods in recent weeks.
The head of the US professional golf tour on Thursday applauded Tiger Woods' decision to take a break from the game over a sex scandal, but he played down fears the sport would suffer from the absence.
India's most successful One-Day International captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has beaten football superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to secure ninth place in the list of the world's 'most marketable athletes', compiled by the London School of Marketing.
Tiger Woods admitted to infidelity on Friday and said he would take an indefinite break from professional golf, acknowledging the pain he had caused his family. In a statement issued on his website, www.tigerwoods.com, the world's No. 1 golfer and, according to Forbes, the first athlete to earn $1 billion (615 million pounds) said he was profoundly sorry and asked for forgiveness.
Being a close friend of Tiger Woods has helped India's Arjun Atwal in more ways than he can count out on the course.
His goal of 18 majors is in serious doubt, but five years after his precipitous fall from grace a rehabilitated Tiger Woods is entering the next phase of his career heading toward making another billion.
Shiv Kapur, who could be one of the lucky few to get a chance to play with Tiger Woods on his private visit to India, feels the World's No. 1 golfer's coming to the country would make a huge impact.
Tiger Woods ended weeks of speculation on Friday when he announced he will play in next week's Masters golf tournament at Augusta National.
The strong field at this week's World Golf Championships features 27 of the top 30 golfers in the world rankings, including past champions Dustin Johnson and Patrick Reed.
As Tiger Woods prepares for a comeback at next week's Augusta Masters, his caddie Steve Williams is hoping that spectators at the course would behave themselves and not taunt the embattled golfer about the sex scandal that triggered his fall from grace.
Jyoti Randhawa will travel to USA later this month to compete in the US$ 4.2 million USPGA Tour event, the Buick Open.
Tiger Woods is an intensely private man, who yearns for the anonymity that is now denied him.
Golfing great Arnold Palmer died on Sunday, aged 87. His death left the golfing fraternity in mourning. Tributes flow...
Indian golfer Arjun Atwal sank a tense 13-foot putt for a birdie on the 18th hole to squeeze inside the cutline but the two big names of the event Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson missed the cut at the Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, USA.
Just another golfer in his rookie season till some time ago, caddie-turned-pro C Muniyappa is finding it hard to believe that he will rub shoulders with greats like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the WGC-HSBC Champions starting in Shanghai on Thursday.
The 35-year-old McIlroy arrived at the year's first major, where in 2011 he blew a four-shot lead on the back nine, seeking his first major since August 2014 to end a barren run that came with its fair share of near misses.
A near three-hour delay due to lightning and rain forced players off the course 25 minutes after the first groups teed off and ended any hope of completing first-round action on Thursday given the decreased November daylight.
It was a scenario he had long dreamed about, yet facing the reality of playing Tiger Woods in Sunday's final round for a major championship made it difficult for South Korea's Yang Yong-eun to sleep. Yang kept his cool when it counted and outplayed Woods to win the US PGA Championship, ending the American's perfect mark of winning all 14 majors in which he led going into Sunday and becoming the first Asian male to win a major in one fell swoop.
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This year's Masters could make the difference between Tiger Woods winning several more major titles or perhaps ending his career stuck on his current tally of 14, according to Hall of Fame golfer Johnny Miller.
India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the sole Indian sportsman to figure on Forbes' list of the world's most valuable athlete brands, a list that has been topped by American basketball player LeBron James and includes golfer Tiger Woods and tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Lindsey Vonn's model looks and famous boyfriend have often gained her more spotlight than her speed on two skis back in her home country.
World number six Rory McIlroy produced some dazzling golf on the back nine to overcome a sniffling Tiger Woods by one shot in their lucrative 'Match at Mission Hills' in China.
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